Ixthus Instrumentation was founded by Malcolm Read in 1997, the company specialised in non contact position sensors with other sensor technologies being added along the way. Upon Malcolm's well earned retirement in October 2003 the company was acquired by Variohm, to broaden its presence in the position transducer market. Under the guidance of John Tyrrell ( a seasoned sensor expert ) the company continued to grow and develop with the addition of Force and Torque Transducers initially, then followed by Intelligent…